The woman who could beat Scott Walker — Part of an occasional series on the hottest races of the 2014 midterm election. — VIROQUA, Wis. — Mary Burke might be the last candidate you'd expect to potentially topple one of the Republican Party's leading governors and upend the 2016 presidential field.

URGENT: Democratic emails a fundraising bonanza — House Democrats have their email fundraising down to a science: Cast Speaker John Boehner as the leading villain, use President Barack Obama's signature (but sparingly) and don't hesitate to go ALL CAPS with a subject line like this: “BREAKING: IMPEACHMENT.”

Has the ‘Libertarian Moment’ Finally Arrived? — “Let's say Ron Paul is Nirvana,” said Kennedy, the television personality and former MTV host, by way of explaining the sort of politician who excites libertarians like herself. “Like, the coolest, most amazing thing to come along in years …

EBOLA DOC'S CONDITION DOWNGRADED TO ‘IDIOTIC’ — I wonder how the Ebola doctor feels now that his humanitarian trip has cost a Christian charity much more than any services he rendered. — What was the point? — Whatever good Dr. Kent Brantly did in Liberia has now been overwhelmed …

The Callow President — “'Stop just hatin' all the time.” If you haven't been following the news, you might not know whether this bon mot was uttered by a character on the ABC Family show “Pretty Little Liars” or by the president of the United States. — Of course, it was the leader …

John Kerry pedals new Nantucket photo op — Photo by: — THINK PINK: John Kerry rides a pink girl's bicycle with his dog in tow in the parking lot at Jetties Beach on Nantucket. Photo courtesy of Nantucket native Lando from his Instagram, Landogramms — Has Vladimir Putin seen this photo of John Kerry yet?

Global Alert and Response (GAR) — Ebola virus disease update - West Africa — Epidemiology and surveillance — Between 2 and 4 August 2014, a total of 108 new cases of Ebola virus disease (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 45 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

In Reprisal, Russia Imposes Trade Sanctions on the West — MOSCOW — Russia announced on Thursday that it was banning the import of a wide range of food and agricultural products from Europe and the United States, among others, responding to Western-imposed sanctions and raising the level …

Obama defends executive action — President Obama defended his use of executive action on Wednesday, signaling he's willing to take steps on immigration and tax policy if Congress fails to act. — Obama vowed to “scour our authorities” seeking opportunities to act “wherever I have the legal authorities to make progress.”

Rand Paul = Democrats' Enemy #1 — The senator's broad appeal threatens to weaken Democrats for 2016, and they are going on offense—sending out no less than 10 press releases on his latest trip to Iowa. — Democrats fundraise and campaign by exploiting concerns about right-wing extremism.

Miss. Republican Party will not hear McDaniel challenge — Interview from Nosef. — GOP committee member John Parker comments. — Cochran campaign comment. — The Mississippi Republican Party has said they will not hear the challenge from Chris McDaniel because state law would not allow …

Snowden granted 3-yr residence permit - lawyer — Edward Snowden has received a residence permit in Russia, which is valid for three years, starting on August 1, the former NSA contractor's lawyer announced. — “On the first of August he received a three-year residence permit,” lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told reporters.

Obama's monsters ball: How the White House opened its doors to some of Africa's most evil dictators and homophobes and turned blind eye to their human rights record — President Barack Obama drew the diplomatic line somewhere at the first ever U.S-Africa summit at the White House this week …

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